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Author Malik, Hamza

Title The Grey Falcon
Published Boston : BRILL, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (261 pages)
Series Islamic History and Civilization Ser
Islamic History and Civilization Ser
Contents Intro; ‎Contents; ‎Acknowledgments; ‎Chapter 1. Introduction; ‎1. Literature Survey; ‎1.1. Works of Jīlānī; ‎2. Primary Source Material; ‎2.1. Biographical Works; ‎2.2. Hagiographical Works; ‎2.3. Modern Works; ‎3. Scope and Aims; ‎4. Sufism and Sufis; ‎Part 1. Time, Place and Person; ‎Chapter 2. Setting the Scene: Baghdad Around The Time of Jīlānī; ‎1. The City of Baghdad; ‎1.1. The Urban Topography; ‎2. The Political Situation; ‎2.1. The Buwayhid Period (334-446/945-1055); ‎2.2. The Seljuk Period (446-596/1055-1200); ‎3. Groups and Sects in Baghdad; ‎3.1. The Zaydīs; ‎3.2. The Ismāʿīlīs
‎3.3. The Imāmiyya‎3.4. The Muʿtazilīs; ‎3.5. The Ashʿarīs; ‎3.6. The Ḥanafīs; ‎3.7. The Shāfiʿīs; ‎3.8. The Ḥanbalīs; ‎3.9. The ʿAyyārūn; ‎4. The System of Education; ‎4.1. The Jāmiʿ; ‎4.2. The Masjid; ‎4.3. The Madrasa; ‎Chapter 3. The Life of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī; ‎1. The First Phase; ‎2. The Second Phase; ‎3. Miracles; ‎Part 2. Thought, Practice and Experience; ‎Chapter 4. Theology I: The Ḥanbalī Foundation; ‎1. Jīlānī's Theology; ‎2. God's Attributes; ‎2.1. Comparison; ‎2.2. Summary; ‎3. Ṣūra of Ādam; ‎3.1. Comparison; ‎3.2. Summary; ‎4. The Status of the Qurʼān
‎4.1. Comparison‎4.2. Summary; ‎5. Faith; ‎5.1. Comparison; ‎5.2. Summary; ‎6. Afʿāl al-ʿIbād; ‎6.1. Comparison; ‎6.2. Summary; ‎7. Early Muslim History (the Caliphate); ‎7.1. Comparison; ‎7.2. Summary; ‎8. Conclusion; ‎Chapter 5. Theology II: Names and Nomenclature; ‎1. Names; ‎2. The Topics; ‎3. The Sects; ‎Chapter 6. Sufism I: Reading the Ghunya; ‎1. The Structure as Guide; ‎2. The Position of Aḥmad Ibn Ḥanbal; ‎3. An Ocean of Knowledge; ‎3.1. Tafsīr; ‎3.2. Arabic Language; ‎3.3. Fiqh; ‎4. The Use of Ḥadīths; ‎5. Names; ‎Chapter 7. Sufism II: the Path to the Truth; ‎1. What is Sufism?
‎2. Prerequisites of the Path‎2.1. The Importance of a Shaykh; ‎2.3. Which Shaykh?; ‎2.4. The Role of the Shaykh; ‎2.5. How to Behave with the Shaykh; ‎3. Foundations of the Path; ‎3.1. Mujāhada; ‎3.2. Tawakkul; ‎3.3. Ḥusn al-Khulq; ‎3.4. Shukr; ‎3.5. Ṣabr; ‎3.6. Riḍā; ‎3.7. Ṣidq; ‎4. Travelling the Path; ‎4.1. The Four States; ‎4.2. Breaking the Nafs; ‎4.3. Experiencing Tribulation; ‎4.4. Aḥwāl and Maqāmāt; ‎4.5. Dealing with Destiny; ‎4.6. Understanding Fanāʼ; ‎4.7. The Role of the Prophet; ‎4.8. The Samāʿ; ‎5. Conclusion; ‎Chapter 8. The Figure of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī
‎1. His Life‎2. His Interactions; ‎3. His Insight and Acumen; ‎4. His Mannerisms; ‎5. His Death; ‎6. Conclusion; ‎Concluding Remarks; ‎Select Bibliography; ‎Index
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Subject ʻAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī,--1166
Qādirīyah members.
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ISBN 9789004383692
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